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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 13 — Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges

§ 324. Time, manner, etc., of annual payments

Statutory text

The sums appropriated by this subchapter to the States and Territories for the further endowment and support of colleges shall be annually paid on or before the 31st day of October of each year, by the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the warrant of the Secretary of Agriculture, out of the Treasury of the United States, to the State or Territorial treasurer, or to such officer as shall be designated by the laws of such State or Territory to receive the same, who shall, upon the order of the trustees of the college, or the institution for colored students, immediately pay over said sums to the treasurers of the respective colleges or other institutions entitled to receive the same, and such treasurers shall be required to report to the Secretary of Agriculture, on or before the 1st day of December of each year, a detailed statement of the amount so received and of its disbursement. The grants of moneys authorized by this subchapter are made subject to the legislative assent of the several States and Territories to the purpose of said grants.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 51–841 § 2 · 26 Stat. 417

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 324

    Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, § 2, 26 Stat. 418

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, § 2, 26 Stat. 418

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 2. That the sums hereby appropriated to the States and Time, manner, etc., of annual payments to State or Territorial treasurer, etc. Territories for the further endowment and support of colleges shall be annually paid on or before the thirty-first day of July of each year, by the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the warrant of the Secretary of the Interior, out of the Treasury of the United States, to the State or Territorial treasurer, or to such officer as shall be designated by the laws of such State or Territory to receive the same, who shall, upon the order of the trustees of the college, or the institution Payments to treasurers of colleges or other institutions. Annual financial Reports to Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior. for colored students, immediately pay over said sums to the treasurers of the respective colleges or other institutions entitled to receive the same, and such treasurers shall be required to report to the Secretary of Agriculture and to the Secretary of the Interior, on or before the first day of September of each year, a detailed statement of the amount so received and of its disbursement. The grants Money-grants subject to legislative assent. Proviso. of moneys authorized by this act are made subject to the legislative assent of the several States and Territories to the purpose of said grants: Provided, That payments of such installments of the appro tion Certain installments due, to be paid on assent of Governor, etc. herein made as shall become due to any State before the adjournment of the regular session of legislature meeting next after the passage of this act shall be made upon the assent of the governor thereof, duly certified to the Secretary of the Treasury.

  2. Fiscal Year Adjustment Act

    Pub. L. 94–273 § 9(1) · 90 Stat. 375

    1. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 324

      Pub. L. 94–273 substituted “October” for “July”

    2. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 324

      Pub. L. 94–273 substituted “December” for “September”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 94–273 substituted “October” for “July” and “December” for “September”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) section 2 of the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 324);

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1976—Pub. L. 94–273 substituted “October” for “July” and “December” for “September”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions under this section to Secretary of Agriculture, see note set out under section 321 of this title.

Functions of Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and Secretary thereof under this subchapter transferred to Secretary of Education by section 301(a)(2)(E) of Pub. L. 96–88, which is classified to section 3441(a)(2)(E) of Title 20, Education.

Transfer of functions from Secretary of the Interior to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, see note set out under section 321 of this title.

Credits

1890–1981 · 6 acts
  1. 1890Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, § 2, 26 Stat. 418
  2. 19391939 Reorg. Plan No. I, §§ 201, 204, eff. , 4 F.R. 2728, 53 Stat. 1424
  3. 19531953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §§ 5, 8, eff. , 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631
  4. 1976Pub. L. 94–273, § 9(1), , 90 Stat. 378
  5. 1979Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301(a)(2)(E), , 93 Stat. 677
  6. 1981Pub. L. 97–98, title XIV, § 1419, , 95 Stat. 1306.
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(Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, § 2, 26 Stat. 418; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. I, §§ 201, 204, eff. , 4 F.R. 2728, 53 Stat. 1424; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §§ 5, 8, eff. , 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631; Pub. L. 94–273, § 9(1), , 90 Stat. 378; Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301(a)(2)(E), , 93 Stat. 677; Pub. L. 97–98, title XIV, § 1419, , 95 Stat. 1306.)

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